St. Josaphats Church

Schedule of Divine Liturgies


WEEKENDS	SATURDAY EVENING	5:00PM	ENG
	SUNDAY	09:30AM	ENG
	SUNDAY	11:00AM	UKR
WEEK DAYS	TUES-FRI	8:30AM	UKR
SATURDAY MORNING		8:30AM	UKR
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION		9:00AM	UKR
HOLY DAYS OF OBLIGATION		6:00PM	ENG

Something you should know

Confessions:	Both daily and Sundays before all Liturgies
Baptisms:	By appointment. Sponsors must be practicing Catholics
Marriage:	Contact your Pastor at least six months in advance. Attendance at PreCana is required.
Religious Education:	Grades K-8 Sundays at 11:15 AM
Ministry to the Sick:	Kindly notify the rectory office about parishioners who are confined to home, hospital, or convalescent home, so that a priest might visit them.
Sunday Bulletin Deadline:	Notices should be phoned in or brought to the Parish Office no later than 12:00 noon on the Monday previous to the publication.
New Parishioners:	Welcome to St. Josaphats! Please stop by the Rectory to introduce yourselves and register. We look forward to meeting you.
Bequests:	In making out your will, kindly remember your church. St Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Church of Rochester, NY is our legal title.

Something You Should Know

Church Events & Meetings

Sunday. June 7, 2020—Sunday of All Saints

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Community Events

Because of the heightened alert due to the COVID-19 pandemic, St. Josaphat’s Bingo is suspended until April 17, 2020
We thank you for your patronage and for helping us build a wonderful Bingo community.
We have decided to suspend our Bingo operations for the rest of the month of March. This is being done to protect the health of the players and our volunteers. Because of the long gestation period of the virus before symptoms show up (or even the lack of symptoms in those who carry the virus but are not affected) – we cannot risk exposing people to the potential hazard it represents.
As per the County Health Department’s request to limit gatherings of over 50 people – we believe our best path forward is to follow this guidance. We appreciate your understanding with our decision and hope to see you back in April when it is hopefully safer to return to normal group activities.

From the Pastor

PENTECOST SUNDAY

Pentecost was the birth of the Church.  Empowered by the Holy Spirit, the Apostles began to bring the gospel to all the corners of the world, preaching, teaching and baptizing many in the name of the Trinity.  This feast honors the Holy Spirit together with His gifts which enables each of us to grow in sanctity.  When we received the Holy Mystery of Chrismation, all of us were sealed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  Our life in Christ can only progress if we utilize that which has been bestowed upon us.  Filled with the Holy Spirit, like the Holy Apostles, we can carry on the mission of the Church, spreading the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ to all who we encounter.

PLEASE NOTE

With safety in mind for our valuable varenyky making volunteers, we have not scheduled our normal May and June sessions. We are closely following the COVID-19 situation with the Monroe County Department of Health and following their recommendations on these matters. We have been asked by many of our volunteers when we will be starting this process. Unfortunately, we do not have the answers at this time. Pleased be assured that once we know that we can safely proceed we will notify you. We thank you for your desire to help!

My Dear Parishioners and Friends of St. Josaphat,

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced  that New York State would permit religious gatherings of up to 10 people  so long as participants stay apart and wear masks. This includes Divine Liturgies, Funerals, Weddings and Christenings. Because of this ruling, St. Josaphat Parish will permit no more than 10 parishioners effective immediately for Church Services and Chapel Services because the danger of infection exists and we must maintain certain safety measures as mandated by State Government and the County Health Department.
	
In order to control the amount of faithful to the required number of 10 we ask that:

1) ONLY those immediate family members and the donor of the Divine Liturgy attend,
 
2) Masks are to be worn,
 
3) Social distancing is to be practiced (6 feet apart or more),
 
4) Obey the signage as to entrances and exits and any other signage regarding instruction,
 
5) No handshakes, hugs or kissing when greeting one another,
 
6) No kissing of icons,
 
7) You must bring your own prayer book. All books have been removed for your safety,
 
8) Until further notice, there will not  be any visitations to hospitals, nursing homes or private homes. Only in EXTREME CASE OF EMERGENCY will a sacramental visitation be made,
 
9)Confessions continue to be by special appointment ONLY,
 
10) No greeters or ushers are permitted. Only one usher will take the Collection with a long-handled basket and place the collection in the usual place.

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ВІДВІДИНИ ХВОРИХ

If you or a family member are admitted to a hospital for any reason and wish to have a priest come to visit, please notify the parish office. Recent federal privacy laws do not allow hospitals to notify the parish if you are admitted. It is the responsibility of the patient or family to notify the parish office.

Ukrainian Catholic Retreat

Members of Saint Josaphats Ukrainian Catholic Church have a long history of participation in Retreats. For many years men and women of the Parish participated in Men’s Retreats or Women’s Retreats conducted by Roman Rite priests of the Redemptorist Order.

St. Josaphats Festival

The St. Josaphat's Ukrainian Festival was established in 1973 as an effort to introduce Ukrainian Arts and Crafts, Ukrainian food, and Ukrainian music and dance to the Greater Rochester community. Since its